Hustler Btv6 Upgrade

Well the old Hustler has done me proud over the years but theres a time we need to use the warc bands so here we go ...

Shes down for a clean ... and a upgrade

Supports added and wires cut to length for 18 and 24 Mhz

Heres the results on the analyser.

All in all it worked out well and a fun day was had by all

Back into FT8

Well it's been a while and the last big session I had was a few years back with PSK ... Since then I have tried JT and FT8 which was just about the same thing but times have changed with the software and its came a long way ....

Lockdown 101 .. find something to keep you busy

Set up the Icom ic-7100 with my old Acer laptop and connected the Hustler btv6  and away I went ... have some good results too

Scanner upgrade

Decided to invest in a digital scanning receiver as I have to monitor the repeater I maintain GB3TS which is system fusion.

 

With the latest update it had made the startup faster and added Tetra decode which is a nice extra.

Building a DSO

My long time friend Ronnie Wheeler who sadly passed away asked me if I could help him build his Oscilloscope... he sadly died a few days later ..... so keeping his dieing wish I decided to build his DSO which I will be selling or putting in a raffle to raise funds towards a good cause.

APT Wx Sat Reception

I have been watching a few videos on APT sat decoding and since I have a couple of sdr receivers ( hack rf and sdr uno) I thought I would make a start one a couple of filters ... the 1st I've made is a 137 Mhz bandpass which doesn't look too pretty but she definitely has all the curves in all the right places ....

SMD's populated

Coils are a bit too long but have tweaked centre band nicely

So here is the curves ... judge for yourselves

Tried it on the new NanoVNA-f and I was quite impressed with the quallity and how close it was to my Rigol 815

Here's the Smith's chart showing what I expected.. capacitance and a little inductance ... ( well that what the filter is made of )

Sorry for the time out

 

Hi all sorry but I have had a lot going on in my life ... I have still been a busy boy but have took a break from the blog.... I'm back with a few new things I've been upto to keep you all upto speed.

 Well I was diagnosed with high cholesterol and blood pressure and was told to change my lifestyle ... so I've been out walking every day and it had changed my life.

No need for tablets anymore and a few sizes smaller

 

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